Overview
Syllabus
Emily Senay's Introduction.
Participant Introductions.
The history of genetic engineering.
Sheldon Krimsky shares his experience of being at Cambridge in 1976.
What was the mayor concerned about?
Was the mayor wrong to be concerned?
Three person IVF and mitochondrial transfer.
In the lab with three person IVF.
The reason why people are so against this new technology.
What are the basic ethical issues for mitochondrial transfer?
what will guarantee that nobody uses this for the wrong purpose
What is the next step for mitochondrial transfer?
What is happening now in the IVF lab?
Customizing your children's DNA.
Why are lines drawn in the sand for some of these procedures?
Are we already making designer babies?
Should be more or less concerned today with mitochondrial transfer?
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World Science Festival